On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
On all such subjects men have but to think, and they will neither act wrong nor be misled.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “On all such subjects men have but to think, and they will neither act wrong nor be misled.”
Editor's note · Context
From his work "Rights of Man," this passage asserts that independent thought is sufficient to guide people correctly in political matters.
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